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U.S. Hits S&P with $5 Billion Fraud Lawsuit Over Mortgage Securities Ratings

February 5, 2013

The U.S. government is seeking $5 billion in its civil lawsuit against Standard & Poor’s, accusing the ratings service of defrauding investors, in one of the most ambitious cases yet from the Justice Department over conduct tied to the financial …

Gulf Oil Spill Claims Fund Too Slow: U.S. Attorney General

July 1, 2011

The fund oil firm BP set up to deal with compensation claims after last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill is working too slowly, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday. The fund is not sufficiently transparent and requires too …